phatMattBaker

I grew up in New Zealand and Australia, and went to university at
the Australian National University in Canberra where I completed my
honours degree studying the fluctuation theorems which govern how often
things go backwards. I completed a DPhil at
Oxford University studying the Bacterial Flagellar Motor, a nanoscale
rotary electric motor which makes bacteria swim, and then worked on protein transport in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry for a few years. Now I'm back in Sydney at the EMBL Australia Node for Single Molecule Science.
My scientific interests are in applying novel nanotechnology to biological problems such as the evolution of molecular machines.

I have fenced for over 20 years and currently fence Mens Epee in Australia, having fenced internationally for the Australian team for many years.
I enjoy bass music and run Sensible Dancehall in Australia. The Sensible Dancehall radio show is broadcast on Bondi Beach Radio every Saturday between 10am and 12pm Sydney Time, and has been running for over 3 years.